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| A man is being questioned after the body of a teenager he is believed to have met on the internet was discovered in a field in County Durham. | A man is being questioned after the body of a teenager he is believed to have met on the internet was discovered in a field in County Durham. |
| The 17-year-old's body was found following the arrest of a 32-year-old man for traffic offences on the A177 near Sedgefield on Monday night. | The 17-year-old's body was found following the arrest of a 32-year-old man for traffic offences on the A177 near Sedgefield on Monday night. |
| Durham Police said the Darlington girl said she was staying with a friend on Sunday night, but failed to return. | |
| Her body was found near the Little Chef roundabout off the A689 and A177. | |
| The arrested man, of no fixed abode, has links with Liverpool and Stockton-on-Tees, said police. | The arrested man, of no fixed abode, has links with Liverpool and Stockton-on-Tees, said police. |
| Det Supt Andy Reddick, who is leading the inquiry, said the teenager told her mother she would be home by lunchtime on Monday. | |
| A post-mortem examination is due to be carried out on the girl, who has yet to be formally identified. | |
| Durham Police said the arrested man was driving a dark blue Ford Mondeo, registration S148 JNK, which is now being examined by forensic experts. | |
| Detectives want to speak to anyone who saw the vehicle between 1900 GMT on Sunday and 1740 GMT on Monday, when the man was arrested. |